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Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

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derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

suddenly extinguished. His whole body

unnervingly silent, and I started

are you still here?” | couldn’t

“Is something the matter?”

I looked up in shock, my mouth

happened?” I

flower in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled

handing the flower

stared at the flower. “How did

seemed to seep in all around me again until it was nearly

I shouted, wishing I knew

him, and that was when

my pants, and the smell of it, rusty with

blood was

shouted. “Are

the eyes behind

stopped, but the blood

realized he was dead and that the darkness was

pounding out of my chest as my eyes

over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the other

Right. The palace.

office. It was no wonder i’d had such a

in beneath the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still

back to sleep. Not after

den for a bit of fresh air. Being outside always lifted my spir

I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and peaceful with

advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find a way to make it through this

a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them in, looking at the glorious pink

was going to be all right. I just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure of content ment

noises caught my attention and they quickly ushered my

crashing hard to

the rose bushes, and then I heard what I thought were growls, followed by muttered curse

saw the shapes of two people fighting one another, and I immediately recognized one of them.

attacked… again. Really, how

to get back inside. But as I began to move, I stepped on some dry leaves

Shoot!

the bushes, I tried to hide myself, praying neither of them noticed me,

shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar voice order, “Come out now, or I’ll

no choice but to show myself. But as one last at tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and sticks in it before I stood

enough that he wouldn’t want to look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize me as the sole survivor of the

expression was hard. His dark

chest, but then I dropped my head so that

me a bit of hope that maybe

okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but Prince Theo raised a hand to stop

replying

only passing by, Your Highness,”

Obviously, he didn’t buy it. “You may look

like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to

who has tried to approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me.

remind him, “But the king’s order

| as sumed he was

at me and dared not

closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet

I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were as cold as